Electric Interference, one for all you audio techies! Options

[danny_t82]

hey guys,

Boot install startin to take shape now with both side installs semi complete. Have been tryin to work out the best configuration to mount the amps/capacitor/fans/wiring/cd changer/neons etc. I think i'm there but before I cut into my nice new constructions to display the amps I wanna know if placing my cd changer behind an amp will create interference an ruin the sound quality? Its a bit of a tight fit to cram it all in there but I think I have a plan.

Interested to hear your wisdom and experience in this situation!

Dan T

PS: On that note will neons cause interference if placed near an amp too?!

[danny_t82]

Don't get me wrong Shid, I appreciate your advice but I hold a degree in physics myself, and unless the wires are magnetically shielded they will always create an external magnectic field. Wire coatings might be good at insulating electric fields (thank god) but current passing through a nearby parallel wire will always be subject to magnetic force no matter how minimal, this is especially true in the case of DC current as in the power line and I would have thought 12V~20A is enough to create significant interference even though the audio cables are AC. Think I'm gonna run my audio cables down the other side of the car now, I have taken the amps and sub out the boot while I rebuild it but am still running the cd changer and could swear that it does sound crisper than before (although I suspect this might be down to other factors like masses of bass!). I would insert a diagram but I dont know how to get pictures onto my posts

Hope this clears up the confusion, and glad my degree has some use!

Dan